Background. Neuropathic pain has long been a very popular and productive field of clinical research. Neuropathic pain is difficult to cure radically because of its complicated etiology and uncertain pathogenesis. As pain worsens and persists, pain recovery techniques become more important, and medication alone is insufficient. No summary of bibliometric studies on neuropathic pain rehabilitation is yet available. The purpose of the present study is to analyze in a systematic manner the trends of neuropathic pain rehabilitation research over the period of 2000–2019. Methods. Studies related to neuropathic pain rehabilitation and published between January 2000 and December 2019 were obtained from the Science Citation Index-Expanded of Web of Science. No restrictions on language, literature type, or species were established. CiteSpace V and Microsoft Excel were used to capture basic information and highlights in the field. Results. Linear regression analysis showed that the number of publications on neuropathic pain rehabilitation significantly increased over time (). The United States showed absolute strength in terms of number of papers published, influence, and cooperation with other countries. Based on the subject categories of the Web of Science, “Rehabilitation” had the highest number of published papers (446), the highest number of citations (10,954), and the highest number of open-access papers (151); moreover, this category and “Clinical Neurology” had the same -index (i.e., 52). “Randomized Controlled Trials” revealed the largest cluster in the cocitation map of references. The latest burst keywords included “Exercise” (2014–2019), “Functional Recovery” (2015–2019), and “Questionnaire” (2015–2019). Conclusion. This study provides valuable information for neuropathic pain rehabilitation researchers seeking fresh viewpoints related to collaborators, cooperative institutions, and popular topics in this field. Some new research trends are also highlighted.

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过去 20 年全球神经性疼痛康复研究

背景。神经性疼痛长期以来一直是临床研究中非常受欢迎和富有成效的领域。神经性疼痛由于病因复杂、发病机制不明，难以根治。随着疼痛的恶化和持续，疼痛恢复技术变得更加重要，仅靠药物治疗是不够的。尚无关于神经性疼痛康复的文献计量学研究摘要。本研究的目的是系统地分析 2000-2019 年期间神经性疼痛康复研究的趋势。方法. 2000 年 1 月至 2019 年 12 月期间发表的与神经性疼痛康复相关的研究来自 Science Citation Index-Expanded of Science。没有对语言、文学类型或物种进行限制。CiteSpace V 和 Microsoft Excel 用于捕获该领域的基本信息和亮点。结果。线性回归分析表明，随着时间的推移，有关神经性疼痛康复的出版物数量显着增加（）。美国在论文发表量、影响力、与其他国家的合作等方面都展现了绝对实力。基于 Web of Science 的学科类别，“康复”的发表论文数量最多（446 篇），被引用次数最多（10,954 篇），开放获取论文数量最多（151 篇）；此外，该类别与“临床神经病学”具有相同的指数（即 52）。“随机对照试验”揭示了参考文献共引图中最大的集群。最新的爆发关键词包括“锻炼”（2014-2019）、“功能恢复”（2015-2019）和“问卷调查”（2015-2019）。结论. 本研究为寻求与合作者、合作机构和该领域热门话题相关的新观点的神经性疼痛康复研究人员提供了有价值的信息。还强调了一些新的研究趋势。